Troops of the Nigerian Army have in the last three days cleared nine Boko Haram camps, killing four insurgents in the process.
The media coordinator of Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Tukur Gusau, said in a press release that the troops of 115 Task Force Battalion, under 28 Task Force Brigade, during clearance operations between 3-5 November, 2015, cleared nine more terrorist strongholds around Lassa axis.
According to Gusau, the terrorist camps were in Lassa, Muthavo, Dagu, Kumabza, Izge, Unworo, Zangore, Kilekasa and Pumpu...
Friday, 6 November 2015
An Abuja bound Boeing aircraft on Thursday morning made an air return to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, having developed a technical problem a few minutes after takeoff.
The Medview Airlines plane with many passengers on board was said to have developed a pressurization problem at 8000 feet which affected its cooling system.
The airline was said to have provided another aircraft which conveyed the passengers to Abuja.
A brief statement from the airline said; “An Abuja-bound Medview Airlines aircraft made an air return this...
Thursday, 5 November 2015
The Department of State Services has explained why it stopped former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki's overseas medical trip.
The DSS said in a statement issued on Thursday that Dasuki's refusal to appear before its investigative panel left it with no option than to adopt a legal means to ensure his appearance.
Here is the statement :
"The attention of the Department of State Services (DSS) has been brought to the report making rounds that its operatives illegally blocked the residence of the former National Security Adviser (NSA),...
Operatives of the Department of State Services on Thursday laid seige to the Abuja residence of former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki for close to 9 hours.
The operatives were said to have gone there to serve the former NSA a fresh invitation for questioning on a security issue.
However , Dasuki who refused to meet the operatives in person asked them to give the letter to his aides.
Dasuki described the DSS team's insistence on personally handing him the letter as strange.
He told the team through his aides that he would rather...
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday commissioned a media center for its counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast.
The center based in Maiduguri, Borno State was commissioned by the Grand Officer Commanding of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army,Major General Lamidi Adeosun.
He said that the center will always be open to the media for information on the activities of the Army in the region, especially as regards the counter-insurgency operations....
Former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki's hope of traveling abroad for medical treatment was on Wednesday night dashed by security operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja had on Tuesday granted Dasuki permission to travel overseas for medical treatment.
Having been stopped on Wednesday night, Dasuki made another attempt to travel on Thursday morning but was equally stopped by security operatives who did not give any reasons for their action.
A perplexed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged would be ministers to align with the goals of his administration and be change agents for the transformation of the country.
Buhari spoke on Thursday while opening a two day retreat for Ministers-designate at the old banquet hall of Presidential Villa, Abuja.
At the retreat tagged “Delivering Change: From Precepts to Practice,” the president tasked the would be ministers to respect the rule of law and shun impunity in the conduct of the business of government.
While reminding them of his campaign promises...
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